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i I i New Jersey Report By FRED GALIANI Partee Finds Racing Fascinating Paid 00,000 for Four Horses Arkansan Oaklawn Park Regular GARDEN STATE PARK, Camden, N. J., May 10. When Winning Count ran second in the fifth race here Saturday, his per formance sort of tempered the previous days blow to owner W. C. Partee. On Friday, Reel Gran ruptured a sesamoid in a training trial and had to be destroyed. This is by no means uncommon, except for the fact that Partee has been in racing just six weeks and had yet to see one of his horses perform. Winning Count was the first to carry his blue colors in action and his good race augurs well. Cal Partee, a husky, sandy haired chap, from Magnolia, Ark., is in the oil and lumber business. As a matter of fact, his horses were registered as the Magnolia Stable, but "as there was already a Magnolia Farms on the grounds, he withdrew his at the request of the stewards. AAA When asked how he got into the sport, Partee answered with a grin, "Well, I had been going to the races at Oaklawn Park for six years and had always enjoyed them. When it was suggested I become an owner, I went ahead and did so. With Johnny McDowell as my trainer we bought four horses, paying over 00,000. One of them was Winning Count, for whom we gave 5,000. This is the first time that I have been at any other track than the one in Hot Springs. I find racing fascinating and I intend to stay in it. This week Johnny and I are going to Lexington to look at some yearlings we may buy privately." As a lumberman he naturally owns a lot of land, and he does have a farm where at present he raises cattle. When it was suggested to him that it might make a breeding farm, he just laughed. A few days after Right Down won the William Penn Stakes, Partee sent McDowell to owner Sidney Jacobs with an offer for the horse. The juvenile hasnt changed hands yet so it looks like the deal didnt jell, but it is an indication that Partee is on the lookout for good horses and willing to spend money for them. People like that are welcome additions to the sport. AAA Justice will triumph. When Jack Kiley, of the press box, indignantly complained to the Greyhound Bus Company that he had been overcharged 82 cents in a trip Continued on Page Thirty -Seven NEW JERSEY REPORT By FRED GALIANI Continued from Page Five from Elkton, Md., to Philadelphia, the company found he was right. He has just received a letter from them refunding his 82 cents 81 cents of it in stamps and one one cent piece. "I got it", remarked Jack, "but I dont write this many letters in a year.". . .Garden State has a varied system of passes, indicated by colors and designated for gentlemen and ladies. When Clair Hare, former sports editor of the New i York Post and a long time member of the i Philadelphia Inquirer sports department, i submitted his. badge request, the office assumed Clair was a woman, and thus sent him a ladys pass. Theres no need to go into the commotion at the gate when Mr. Hare came to the races. AAA There was a full sized cheering section for Dr. Leon Levys Helfast in the fourth race Saturday. In addition to the Doctor and his wife, present in their box were Mr. and Mrs.- Phil Baker, Frank Fiore and Phil Iselin. The latter is treasurer of Monmouth Park, while the others are all officers of the Atlantic City Racing Association. . .There were two TV shows emanating: from the track Saturday. In addition to the showing of the Camden Handicap, Tom Moorehead presented his nightly sports show from the course, both of them going over WFIL-TV. Three radio stations carried the description of the Camden. . .Mayor George Brunner of Camden, who presented the trophy after the stakes, and his wife were making their second visit of the meeting s . .Jack Brcnnan, of the TRPB forces, was present on a routine visit Saturday. . .Because of the rain, the covered paddock in the rear of the stands were used for the first race, but after that the stalls in front of the stands were utilized. AAA Patrol judge Vince Mara came up with an odd one. Mara, whose post is located a little past the finish line, in a high open tower, was watching the running of a race. A flock of ducks had taken off from the infield lake and were flying in the direction of the "tote" board when the sound of the horses got to them. They wheeled in formation and headed straight back at Vince. At first he was afraid they were going to fly right through his stand and knock him out, when two of them collided and the whole group went fluttering in front of him. By this time he had lost the horses and the field was past the wire. What is that, a fowl claim? . . . We hear i the Carolyn K Stable .will be sold to break up the partnership of Irving Kirshbaum and Sam Lewin. The sale will probably be at Belmont Park. Incidentally, Sam, who is more familiarly known as "The Genius," was present for opening day and put himself on record as declaring jockey Willie Hartack as "the greatest." The boys riding record in the early stages of the meet is backing him up . . . Basil James will again be back on Sidney Jacobs Right Down, winner of three straight including the William Penn Stakes, in next Wednesdays Cherry Hill. A A A John Bond, secretary of the Jersey division of the HBPA, has more or less reverted to his first calling. Bond, who used to drive trotters years ago, now owns a pacer called Brown Bob, which is currently at the Hamburg track in upper New York State. But John has given up driving. He finds pushing a typewriter less exacting . . . Frank Wright is on the grounds with a public stable, which he assembled when the Kay-Gee Stable sold out in Florida. He has five for Tinkham Veale II., two for Ellis brothers of Richmond Va., Silver Rab for A. B. Christopher, and Ardoch for himself. Silver Rab is salated to appear in the Cherry Hill Stakes. When Veales Lucky Harp won here Saturday it was the ninth straight check he earned.
